WELCOME TO THE PARISH OF SOLIHULL
A very warm welcome and thank you for taking time to visit our website. We are a Church of England parish in the Diocese of Birmingham, and one of the wonderful things about our parish is its richness and diversity. Whilst we are united in our Gospel vision to Grow Disciples, Build Community, and Transform Lives, this finds different expression across our three churches: St Alphege, St Helen’s and St Michael’s, and through a wide variety of different ministries. Whether you are looking to join the church family on a regular basis, or are enquiring about becoming part of the church for a special event, such as a wedding or a baptism, these pages should greatly help you with all that you need to know. Please do explore this website to get a glimpse of what’s on offer, or better still, come to one of our services or events. We would love to meet you.
Please feel free to contact us for any support we may offer.
The first point of contact for our clergy team, bookings and all enquiries (including funerals, weddings and baptisms) is the Parish Office – follow this link: Solihull Parish Office or phone 0121 705 5350.
Should you need urgent out of hours emergency clergy support the details are:
Revd Nick Parker 0121 705 0069 or 07890 720240
Revd Simon Marshall 07514 373400
SAFEGUARDING
WHAT’S HAPPENING : this week in the Parish
WEEKDAYS
Morning Prayer: Beginning each day with God
Monday, Thursday, Friday – 9.00am at St Alphege Church
Tuesday – 9.00am at St Helen’s Church
Wednesday – 9.30am at St Michael’s
Wednesday lunchtime recitals will resume on 10th September
Recitals start at 1.10pm with tea/coffee and cake available from 12.30pm. Entry is free with a retiring collection held in aid of The Friends of St Alphege Music
Eucharist at St Alphege – Thursday 4th September at 10.30am
Monthly Bible Study Group – Second Saturday of every month – the next session will be on Saturday 13th September, 10am in the Upper Chapel
St Alphege Church is open to visitors on weekdays from 10am to 3pm
and on Saturday mornings from 10am to 12 noon
On Friday mornings there is a Warm Welcome when refreshments are available
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Sunday 7th September –Twelfth Sunday after Trinity
St Alphege
8.00am – Said Eucharist
9.15am – The Junction – OBH
10.30am – Sung Eucharist
5.00pm – Evensong
St Helen’s with St Michael’s 10am at St Helen’s Church, Solihull.
NEWS and NOTICES
Love is Love – Solihull Pride 6th – 7th September
To read Revd Nick’s editorial, to be published in September’s Parish News, click here.
321 course – Starts from Sunday 7th September. A course inviting you to see the way Jesus does. For more information please click this link.
Oliver Bird Hall Car Parking Scheme – The car parking facilities are now managed by UKPS car parking company. For more information please follow this link.
Renewal of Oliver Bird Hall (OBH) Car park permits – 2025/26 car park permits will be available to purchase during the month of September. Application forms for attending church services and events in the Oliver Bird Hall will be available in church and the Parish Office from Sunday 31st August. The application form can be downloaded from the Oliver Bird Hall hire section of our website.
Application forms for St Alphege School and Preschool parents/guardians will be available at the Parish Office from Sunday 31st August or from St Alphege Infant reception from the start of the academic year.
Members of the OBH committee will be running parking permit hubs for all types of permits in the foyer of the OBH, weekdays only 3rd to 10th September 8.30am and 3.00pm. Anyone who would like a new parking permit is advised to use the hubs and payment is preferrable using the QR code. Please show the committee member or a member of the parish office proof of payment by taking a screenshot.
The Big Sing and International Supper – Saturday 20th September 6pm to 9pm in the Oliver Bird Hall. Sing for health, sing for pleasure, sing for fun – and sing for God! Further information and booking link here.
Chorister Experience Morning – Saturday 11 October – children in Year 3 and above are invited to a free singing morning to find out about life as a St Alphege chorister – click here for further information and booking.
St Alphege Beer Festival 2025 – Friday 31 October and Saturday 1 November – further information and advance booking link here.
The Church of England’s House of Bishops has issued a statement on the situation in Gaza.
For more information please click this link
Project Turnaround – click here for more information about the proposals for Phase 2, and for your opportunity to feed back your thoughts.
Job and volunteer vacancies can be found on our Vacancies page.
SMBC support – every first Tuesday of the month, Kerrie and Natalia from the Community Development Team will be in the foyer of the OBH from 12 noon to 3pm. For more information please click here.
Useful Documents to download
Join Us Online – Sunday 31st August
Link to 10.30am Sung Eucharist from St Alphege
